Metabolic rate and respiratory gas-exchange patterns in tenebrionid beetles from the Negev Highlands, Israel

This study correlates the pattern of external gas exchange with the diel activity of nine species of tenebrionid beetle from the Negev Desert, Israel. The study species are active throughout the summer months when daytime temperatures are high and no rain falls. There were no differences in standard...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 2002-03, Vol.205 (Pt 6), p.791-798
Hauptverfasser:	Duncan, Frances D, Krasnov, Boris, McMaster, Megan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Basal Metabolism Carbon Dioxide - analysis Desert Climate Israel Kinetics Oxygen Consumption Respiratory Physiological Phenomena Tenebrio - metabolism Water Loss, Insensible
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